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Antonio Palafox (born 28 April 1936) is a Mexican male former tennis player. He and compatriot Rafael Osuna won the doubles at the U.S. Open in 1962 and at
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in 1963. He is remembered along with Rafael Osuna, Francisco "Pancho" Contreras and
Mario Llamas Mario Llamas (30 March 1928 – 17 June 2014) was a tennis player from Mexico. Career Llamas was a regular fixture on the Mexico Davis Cup team, appearing in a total of 21 ties during his career. He won 21 of his 44 rubbers, 15 of them in sin ...
for guiding Mexico to the final of the Davis Cup in 1962. He is a former coach of John McEnroe.


Grand Slam finals


Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)


Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)


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* * * 1936 births Mexican male tennis players Tennis players at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico United States National champions (tennis) Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games medalists in tennis Living people Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people {{Mexico-tennis-bio-stub